Exodus 4:6-8

New International Version

⁶Then the Lord said, “Put your hand inside your cloak.” So Moses put his hand into his cloak, and when he took it out, the skin was leprous^[a]—it had become as white as snow.^(A)

⁷“Now put it back into your cloak,” he said. So Moses put his hand back into his cloak, and when he took it out, it was restored,^(B) like the rest of his flesh.

⁸Then the Lord said, “If they do not believe^(C) you or pay attention to the first sign,^(D) they may believe the second.

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Footnotes

Exodus 4:6 The Hebrew word for leprous was used for various diseases affecting the skin.

Exodus 4:6-8

English Standard Version

⁶Again, the Lord said to him, “Put your hand inside your cloak.”^[a] And he put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was ^(A)leprous^[b] like snow. ⁷Then God said, “Put your hand back inside your cloak.” So he put his hand back inside his cloak, and when he took it out, behold, ^(B)it was restored like the rest of his flesh. ⁸“If they will not believe you,” God said, “or listen to the first sign, they may believe the latter sign.

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Footnotes

Exodus 4:6 Hebrew into your bosom; also verse 7
Exodus 4:6 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13

Exodus 4:6-8

New King James Version

⁶Furthermore the Lord said to him, “Now put your hand in your bosom.” And he put his hand in his bosom, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous, ^(A)like snow. ⁷And He said, “Put your hand in your bosom again.” So he put his hand in his bosom again, and drew it out of his bosom, and behold, ^(B)it was restored like his other flesh. ⁸“Then it will be, if they do not believe you, nor heed the message of the ^(C)first sign, that they may believe the message of the latter sign.